Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 13, Issue 4, 2341002(2023)

High-accuracy characterization of pyroelectric materials: A noncontact method based on surface potential measurements

Reinhard Schwödiauer1,*... Simona Bauer-Gogonea1, Martin Kaltenbrunner1, Volodymyr Tkachenko2 and Simonetta Grilli2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Soft Matter Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
  • 2Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council (CNR-ISASI), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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    Reinhard Schwödiauer, Simona Bauer-Gogonea, Martin Kaltenbrunner, Volodymyr Tkachenko, Simonetta Grilli. High-accuracy characterization of pyroelectric materials: A noncontact method based on surface potential measurements[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2023, 13(4): 2341002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 26, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 7, 2023

    Published Online: Oct. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: Schwödiauer Reinhard (reinhard.schwoediauer@jku.at)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X23410023

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